Events

Lukashenko comments on possible depth of integration with Russia
"We are sovereign independent states. Who prevents us from being sovereign and independent? We have the closest economic cooperation. Who is hindering us? We have a common army"...

European experts to visit Belarus to prepare review of action plan on BelNPP stress tests
European experts have already analyzed the national action plan on the results of the stress tests at the BelNPP and formulated questions to Belarus...

Lukashenko: Proposals for constitutional reform will be published soon
Aleksandr Lukashenko said that two versions of the new Constitution had already been submitted to him, but the proposed amendments were not dramatic enough in his view. A group of experts is currently working on the third version of the Constitution...

Savinykh: International partners do not understand the processes taking place in Belarus
Andrei Savinykh explained to his European partners that Belarus is interested in a broad internal dialogue with the maximum number of legitimate public organizations to modernize the political system in Belarus...

Foreign ministers of Belarus, Netherlands discuss situation in Belarus
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei has held a telephone conversation with Stef Blok, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands...

Plans to give more powers to government, local authorities in Belarus
The working group was instructed to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the laws on the administrative division of the country, adoption of general plans, architectural and urban development activities, naming of administrative units, local heraldry, coordination of personnel decisions, number and structure of local executive and administrative bodies...

Lukashenko meets with Investigative Committee chairman
The head of state asked Ivan Noskevich to update him, first of all, on the crime clearance, with the focus on investigating the criminal cases that hit the headlines and are on the president's radar now...

Deputy speaker wants bigger involvement of regions in reaching SDGs in Belarus
“We have achieved a lot at the level of the central government. The most important thing now is to do the same at the regional level,” Anatoly Isachenko said. Regions should develop evenly, without lagging behind, so that a person, regardless of where he/she lives, feels comfortable there, has a job and a salary, normal roads, and good living standards, the vice speaker added...

Multiple Belarusian healthcare institutions to study Russian COVID-19 vaccine after trials
The studies were discussed during negotiations of Belarusian Acting Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich and Russian Healthcare Minister Mikhail Murashko in Minsk. The sides agreed that clinical trials will be held in Belarus. The trials will be followed by studies in several healthcare institutions. The approach will reduce the time required to collect the necessary information in order to register the vaccine in Belarus...

EU decides not to impose sanctions on Lukashenko
The sanctions were opposed by Germany, France and Italy, as in their view the inclusion of Aleksandr Lukashenko in the black list would mean full suspension of dialogue with Minsk...

Lukashenko: Belarus and Russia have secured considerable progress in resolving painful problems
In his words, Aleksandr Lukashenko and President of Russia Vladimir Putin have agreed that they will meet in Moscow after the meeting of the Belarusian and Russian ministers of foreign affairs on 2 September and the arrival of Mikhail Mishustin in Minsk...

Belarus-Russia union’s future to rely on independence of two countries
In his words, the sides are discussing the removal of trade barriers, the expansion of cooperation in culture, sport, healthcare, power engineering, and production sector...

Belarus president makes new appointments
The head of state appointed: Valery Vakulchik – State Secretary of the Security Council...

Belarus-Russia Forum of Regions due in Minsk Oblast, Minsk on 28-29 September
The agenda of the meeting also included the organization of the 7th edition of the Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia due in Minsk and Minsk Oblast on 28-29 September 2020. The parties spoke at length about interregional ties that make up an important part of the Belarusian-Russian relations and help exploit the potential of the bilateral cooperation in trade, economy, and humanitarian affairs...

Stronger positive effect of Eurasian Economic Union for ordinary citizens noted
Mikhail Myasnikovich and Valentina Matviyenko discussed matters concerning the development of the Eurasian Economic Union and the operation of the Eurasian Economic Commission. It was noted that the commission does a lot of work to deepen integration ties between the member states...

Lavrov: Russia, Belarus know how to fully resume transport communication
In late March Russia suspended transport communication with all the countries, including Belarus due to the coronavirus pandemic...

Belarus prepares asymmetric sanctions against persons from Baltic states
"If other countries also enforce sanctions against Belarus, we will take adequate measures and produce an adequate answer"...

Russian PM to visit Minsk on 3 September
Russia Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov said as he met with Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei in Moscow on 2 September...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Vietnam
“The further development of Belarus-Vietnam relations, including the successful implementation of joint projects to manufacture trucks and dairy products in Vietnam is in line with long-term interests of our states and will benefit other economies of the region,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Belarusian, Canadian foreign ministers discuss cooperation prospects
The parties spoke about the post-election situation in Belarus...